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Sbondi
Member
09-16-2005
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 6:57 pm
If any of you also go on web site jokersupdates - be careful because several times in past couple of days when I have clicked on a thread to read the dialogue, my computer has warned me of a Trojan Horse being present. I will stick to tvclubhouse from now on!
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Darclyte
Member
07-11-2005
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 7:01 pm
I'm sure the people at Jokers will try to put a stop to it, but I'd also say to stay away until Monday to give them time to fix their servers (which sound infected.)
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Spunky
Member
10-08-2001
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 7:01 pm
And watch out also not to open that Amber's anti-semitic comment on this board (the first thread discussing this comment in a newspaper), they give a link of the website and as soon as you want to read it and open it a spyware got in my computer but luckily Norton Antivirus caught that right away and removed it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 7:24 pm
Mods, if there is a link to a site that's planting spyware, can we please remove that link? I think most people are protected, but...
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Streetsmart
Member
08-06-2006
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 8:55 pm
Wow thats scary....People using a work computer should be careful.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 10:16 pm
bump
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Sbondi
Member
09-16-2005
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:20 am
What does it mean when people say "bump"? I see it a lot. Thanks.
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WoodpeckeŽ
Member
07-16-2002
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:22 am
Bump means bringing it to the top of the discussion list by posting something in the thread.
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:22 am
just means they are posting solely to move the thread up to the top again so it will be seen.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:24 am
Thanks SBondi! None of us needs that. I'm pretty well protected, but you never know, do you?
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Sbondi
Member
09-16-2005
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:30 am
Oh! Thanks Woodpecker and Boberg - I had no idea - makes a lot of sense now..... Nope Puzzled - we never know - can still happen, I have "protection" on computer and it still happened, still in process of cleaning it up.
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Vickyfla
Member
06-29-2005
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 7:37 am
This is happening on a lot of websites now. I went to one called thesuperficial.com and it happened to me. It is not the sites doing this but someone is attacking these sites with a virus. They are tring to figure it out as we speak. Make sure you have all your antivirus protection on.
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Sbondi
Member
09-16-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:01 am
Update - keep away from that jokersupdates, weekend a nightmare trying to remove the spyware that was installed by clicking on a thread there - removed the Trojan Horse but still infected by advertising spyware that I am unable to remove. Anyone have any idea how to fix this?
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:44 am
i just saw this thread. i have used jokersupdates all weekend and nothing has happened to my computer.
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Vickyfla
Member
06-29-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:22 am
Sbondi...I had had tough time removing everything also. Go to add/remove programs and start there. I had to go all over my computer to remove that virus. It was also on my desktop.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:25 am
Sbondi--do you have AdAware and Spybot? They're free and good at getting rid of spyware. http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php http://spywarebot.com/?hop=advanced99&p=3&gid=1072645447&oid=&aid=
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Vickyfla
Member
06-29-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:25 am
Your lucky Zachsmom. I hadn't updated my Norton and that is how I got it. I now have McAffe. It was pure hell to remove.
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Vickyfla
Member
06-29-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:26 am
oops sorry Bondi...I didn't see where you had the advertising spyware problem.
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Tre34
Member
08-17-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:27 am
thank you so much for the information
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Vickyfla
Member
06-29-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:28 am
Puzzled, that looks good. Can I add that if I have McAfee?
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Sbondi
Member
09-16-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:40 am
Thanks Puzzled, I have the Ad Aware, but it is not removing the problem. As for Spybot - it is not free, have to purchase. Might end up having to reformat whole hard drive (!!!!!) - Not good!
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:44 am
I have those programs with McAfee, and before had them with Norton, with no problems. At the top of the Spybot page, there's a place to get the free version, Sbondi. Sure hope you don't have to reformat--such a pain reinstalling everything. Do you have a restore point? Sometimes that works.
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Sbondi
Member
09-16-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:51 am
Thanks Puzzled - they have the free download, it scans the computer and tells you that you have all these problems with it (over 1000 errors...) but to fix it you have to purchase their software....
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:54 am
are you sure you got this at jokers and not some other site? because there would be many users infected and i think the regulars at jokers would have said something on jokers board. i haven't seen anything and my stuff isn't that updated.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:55 am
for example, if tvch had a trojan then many posters here would be aware and would post about it, as they only view bb from this site.
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